by Heather Straughter | Jan 10, 2012 | Events
Marc Brynczka, Colleen Carlson and Julie Johnson of Jake’s Help From Heaven were present at the delivery of a gait trainer for 2 year old Keira in Watervliet, NY. The family applied to Jake’s Help From Heaven and the Board approved this purchase at their...
by Heather Straughter | Jan 5, 2012 | Letters to Jakey, Uncategorized
Dear Jakey, We got home late last night, stayed at the Homewood and got up early this morning with a harsh reality check! Cold, snowy weather and back to the daily rush. Our first stop before even getting home though was to see you. And it got me thinking so much...
by Heather Straughter | Dec 31, 2011 | Letters to Jakey, Uncategorized
Dear Jakey, The new year is hours away. I think about this night a year ago when we were still in the beginning stages of our grief. Uncle Steve spent New Year’s Eve with us and we cooked and stayed home. We were recovering from too many margaritas the night...
by Heather Straughter | Dec 30, 2011 | Letters to Jakey, Uncategorized
Dear Jakey, We are in Aruba now as I know you know. It has been a really nice vacation so far and you, as usual, are at the forefront of all of our minds. Ethan now has so many toys, stuffed animals, etc that are named Jake or some variation. Yesterday, he got one of...
by Heather Straughter | Dec 26, 2011 | Letters to Jakey, Uncategorized
Dear Jakey, Yesterday was your 2nd Chrsitmas in Heaven. And while going through all the firsts was definitely rough there is something about the start of all the “2nds” that is also not easy. It just makes it all a little more permanent and with that...
